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Amazon launches collaborative platform the Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange.

Amazon Launches Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange to Enlist Other Retailers in Fighting Fakes

Amazon has launched the Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), a collaborative platform that allows retailers to share information about confirmed counterfeiters in order to make it more difficult for them to move…

News April 20

Ikea Plans $2.2 Billion Investment to Advance Omnichannel Presence

Ikea will invest more than $2.2 billion in its U.S. omnichannel growth strategy over the next three years — the largest investment the retailer has made in nearly four decades…

News April 20

Closed-Loop Measurement is what Makes Commerce Media Stand Out

In the age of commerce media, closed-loop measurement (CLM) has emerged as a powerful tool for marketers and retailers looking to engage with consumers across the open web. By providing…

Executive Viewpoints April 20

Obsess Helps Retailers Build Virtual Storefronts

Immersive 3D virtual store platform Obsess has launched AVA by Obsess, a self-serve solution designed to enable brand teams to build and customize virtual stores themselves. The content management system…

News April 20

The Future of International Commerce is Online — and the Field is Open

Where will the next great international business opportunity appear? The somewhat unlikely locations are eight rapidly growing countries that are currently off of most retailers’ radar: Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India,…

Features April 20
Loblaws store

Loblaw Plans Store and Supply Chain Investments of $1.49 Billion in 2023

Loblaw Companies Ltd., parent company of the Loblaws supermarket chain, will invest $2 billion Canadian (approximately $1.49 billion) to improve its network of 2,500 stores in 2023. These capital investments…

News April 19
Uber Eats and PetSmart logos

PetSmart Partners with Uber Eats for On-Demand Delivery from 1,600 Stores

Uber Eats will now offer deliveries of pet foods, accessories, habitats and healthcare products from more than 1,600 PetSmart stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. PetSmart is the…

News April 19

Disney and Kroger Collaborate on Streaming Retail Media Push

Disney Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), the retail media business of Kroger, have partnered to bring streaming to retail and CPG marketers. Disney Advertising has launched a limited beta…

News April 19

Top 3 Ways Data will Impact Convenience Retailers in 2023

Although the convenience industry has experienced an accelerated phase of consolidation globally, many U.S. retailers have been immune to that trend. Thanks to a reliance on historically high fuel margins,…

Executive Viewpoints April 19
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